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smother
Definition of smother (English)
noun
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a confused multitude of thingssumber: wordnet30
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a stifling cloud of smokesumber: wordnet30
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Stifling smoke; thick dust.sumber: webster1913
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That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things.sumber: webster1913
verb
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envelop completely
- smother the meat in gravy
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deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
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conceal or hide
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
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form an impenetrable cover over
- the butter cream smothered the cake
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deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
- smother fires
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To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.sumber: webster1913
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To be suffocated or stifled.sumber: webster1913